Learning & Development Manager

Pullman Chennai Anna Salai offers 232 stylish rooms, a swimming pool, fitness center, spa, two signature dining venues, versatile banquet spaces, boardrooms, and social lounges-ideal for business and leisure travelers. The hotel is perfectly equipped to host a wide range of MICE events, featuring versatile modular venues that can accommodate up to 400 guests, from intimate meetings to grand celebrations.

• The Learning and Development Manager will co-ordinate the actions of the hotel leaders and team in the elements of the Talent Journey including but not limited to, Employer Branding, Recruitment & Selection, Induction & Onboarding, Performance Management & Feedback, Learning & Development, Talent Potential Identification, Career Management, Culture Diversity & Inclusion, Policies & Procedures, Corporate Social Responsibility and Satisfaction & Engagement with the objective of providing business support to all departments through collaboration and coaching.
• The Learning and Development Manager is to ensure that all members of the team are aware of the company mission, live the values and are consistent in their behavior to enable excellence in serving and anticipating guest needs.
• Ensure that the guest is at the center of every single strategic initiative, project or process;
• Share the vision and strategy of Hotel the brand and the hotel, giving everyone the opportunity to contribute, collaborate and innovate;
• Provide feedback from the guest on the teams’ performance to the team;
• Ensure that all team members feel trusted and valued for their accountability and risk taken.
• Establish relationships with local schools and colleges;
• Engage in social media to promote the hotel as best place to work;
• Deliver training on behavioural interviewing and selection to the heads of department and those responsible for recruitment;
• Identify high potentials through vertical and laterally movements within existing talent by providing recommendations for departmental transfer in accordance to their skill set;
• Assist in monitoring present and future trends in the local labor situation, social legislation and make appropriate recommendations.
• Establish onboarding procedures which ensure new talent feel welcome and all team members are prepared for the new talent arrival;
• Co-ordinate and conduct orientation programs and three month training plans;
• Appoint a support person within the operational team for each and every new talent;
• Seek feedback from new talent in their first month of employment;
• Arrange probationary reviews and provide feedback to talent.
• Train leaders in the annual performance appraisal process in line with the Leadership Capability Framework;
• Work with line managers to analyse performance by identifying area for improvement;
• Encourage an environment which supports open ongoing feedback and coaching to breach gaps for better performance;
• Celebrate team and individual success;
• Train and assist managers in setting objectives and goals for talent which are SMART and inline with the business strategy;
• Conduct/review training needs analysis annually and budget accordingly;
• Plan training for future skill requirements and not just current;
• Ensure development and implementation of annual training plan training to address and narrow the peformance gap;
• Maximise the use of Hotels Academie programs to address gaps in performance;
• Deliver all brand customer service and quality standards training to all members of the team;
• Maintain accurate reporting on the training delivery and learning programs implemented;
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the training for ROI and ROE;
• Seek feedback from participants and their managers for effectiveness of learning and development programs;
• Create a learning environment where each person has a personal development plan;
• Follow up talent after attending Hotels Academie training programs to support the application of learning on the job;
• Co-ordinate cross exposure and project based learning for star talent;
• Ensure all talent have access to learning opportunities;
• Participate actively in the Certified Trainers Network.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management / Hotel Management
• Minimum 10 years of Human Resources Management experience
• Excellent reading, writing and oral proficiency in English language
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, & PowerPoint

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